[, ] () an economy in which most of the workers and businesses are involved in providing services rather than manufacturing or producing things; all the businesses in an economy that provide services 服务经济（体）◆the shift from a manufacturing to a service economy 制造业经济向服务业经济的转变◆Hong Kong is regarded as a service economy. 香港经济被看作是以服务业为主的经济体。◆employment in the service economy 服务经济领域的就业